William Hayes (Australian cricketer)

William Bede Hayes (16 October 1883 – 5 November 1926) was an Australian first-class cricketer. He played seventeen first-class matches for Queensland between 1904/05 and 1911/12.[1] He played for South Brisbane in Queensland district cricket.[2]

W. B. Hayes
Personal information
Full name
William Bede Hayes
Born16 October 1883
Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died5 November 1926(1926-11-05) (aged 43)
Corinda, Queensland, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak, googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1904/05–1911/12Queensland
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 June 2020

Personal life

William was the son of Patrick Hayes, and the Hayes family was prominent in Brisbane for running the Criterion Hotel on Elizabeth Street.[3]

In the First World War he served in the Australian Imperial Force Flying Corps,[4] serving as a Private, Sapper, and Air Mechanic 2nd Class.[5] He struggled financially after the war and received aid from the Queensland Cricket Association.[6] He contracted tuberculosis during the war which gradually weakened him until causing his death in 1926 and he was survived by his wife and five children, the youngest of whom was only sixteen months old.[7] The Queensland Cricket Association proposed to hold a memorial match to raise funds for the family after his passing.[8]

He is buried in Nudgee Catholic Cemetery.[9]

Cricket career

Hayes notably scored 500 runs and took 84 wickets for South Brisbane in the 1905/06 district season, the record allround season performance in Queensland cricket at the time, and his wicket tally was the highest in the competition for the season.[10] As of 1908 he was vice-captain of South Brisbane,[11] and he topped the wickets for the competition with the club again in 1908–09 with 83 wickets and 1912–13 with 53 wickets.[12]

References
  1. "William Hayes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "South Brisbane Club". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 21 August 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "Mr. W. B. Hayes". The Week. Brisbane, Qld. 12 November 1926. p. 14. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "Bits of Important News". Sunday Times. Brisbane, Qld. 7 November 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. William Bede Hayes at Discovering ANZACs
  6. "Queensland Sporting". Referee. Brisbane, Qld. 10 November 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. "Death of Mr. W. B. Hayes". The Telegraph. Brisbane, Qld. 6 November 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. "Cricket Association". The Telegraph. Brisbane, Qld. 17 November 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. W. B. Hayes at BillionGrave
  10. "South Brisbane Club". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 21 August 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  11. "South Brisbane Cricket Club". The Sydney Mail and NSW Advertiser. Sydney, NSW. 1 July 1908. p. 38. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. FIRST GRADE Leading Wicket-Takers - Year by Year at Qld Premier Cricket website
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